Every Acquisition Announced in 2008

All 4,092 M&A deals announced during 2008, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

4,092
Deals announced
$418.5B
Total value
$531.1M
Avg deal
$52.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
251
MessageOne
MessageOne offers email management solutions such as EMS and AlertFind for archi…
2008-02-13 Acquisition $155.0M Deal →
252
Trolltech
Trolltech provides software development platforms, tools, and frameworks for the…
2008-06-05 Acquisition $153.0M Deal →
253
The Qt Company
The Qt Company is a software company that specializes in product development ser…
2008-01-28 Acquisition $153.0M Deal →
254
B
Britton Group
Britton Group is a flexible plastic packaging manufacturer.
2008-04-11 Management Buyout $151.9M Deal →
255
Thiakis
Thiakis develop novel analogues of naturally occurring hormones for the treatmen…
2008-12-18 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
256
LipoSonix
LipoSonix, Inc. operates as a medical device company. The company develops non-i…
2008-06-16 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
257
Holsum Bakery
Holsum Bakery is a manufacturer and supplier of bread, buns, and rolls in the So…
2008-06-01 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
258
Compete, Inc.
IBM focused consulting company.
2008-03-03 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
259
The Sanctuary Spa Group
The Sanctuary Spa Group operates as a spa for men and women.
2008-01-29 Acquisition $149.1M Deal →
260
Healthcare Homes
Healthcare Homes is the leading provider of elderly residential care in East Ang…
2008-04-13 Management Buyout $148.0M Deal →
261
Barrier Therapeutics
Barrier Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, de…
2008-06-23 Acquisition $148.0M Deal →
262
Vistacare
Vistacare is a leading provider of hospice services in the United States.
2008-03-06 Acquisition $148.0M Deal →
263
Tumbleweed Communications
Tumbleweed Communications provides enterprise-class managed file transfer, email…
2008-09-04 Acquisition $146.4M Deal →
264
L
Leasedrive
Leasedrive provides fleet management and short-term vehicle rental management se…
2008-09-18 Lbo $145.6M Deal →
265
F
Farm & Home Oil
Farm & Home Oil is a privately held company that supplies energy products to hom…
2008-02-08 Acquisition $145.5M Deal →
266
ATPI Limited
ATPI Limited is one of the world's and long established global travel management…
2008-07-25 Lbo $145.4M Deal →
267
ZAO Begun
ZAO Begun offers contextual advertising services and products to advertisers, We…
2008-07-18 Acquisition $140.0M Deal →
268
Hosted Solutions
Hosted Solutions' high quality Data Center and Hi-Touch Managed Hosting solution…
2008-04-09 Acquisition $140.0M Deal →
269
Epuls
Epuls belongs to Poland's major social networks.
2008-10-02 Acquisition $138.5M Deal →
270
Crown Paints
Crown Paints manufactures and markets paints in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
2008-08-04 Management Buyout $137.5M Deal →
271
HomeTeam Pest Defense
HomeTeam Pest Defense provides residential pest and termite control services for…
2008-03-31 Acquisition $137.0M Deal →
272
Empruntis
Empruntis offers a full range of financial products: real estate loans, consumer…
2008-10-11 Acquisition $134.4M Deal →
273
Trapeze Networks
Trapeze networks offers wireless LAN solutions for use in mobile applications, i…
2008-06-06 Acquisition $133.0M Deal →
274
Movaris
Movaris offers solutions that integrate and manage financial close and other gov…
2008-02-13 Acquisition $130.0M Deal →
275
T
Taylor Woodrow Construction
Taylor Woodrow Construction operates in the construction, facilities management,…
2008-09-10 Acquisition $130.0M Deal →
276
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is a travel agency that provides scheduled flights, hotels, holidays,…
2008-12-19 Acquisition $129.7M Deal →
277
Caythorpe Gas Storage
Caythorpe Gas Storage owns and operates gas producing fields.
2008-09-22 Acquisition $129.5M Deal →
278
Recruitmax
Recruitmax provides on-demand talent management applications and related support…
2008-05-06 Acquisition $128.8M Deal →
279
C
Citi Technology Services
Citi Technology Services is a provider of information technology services and so…
2008-12-23 Acquisition $127.0M Deal →
280
DailyCandy
DailyCandy is a daily email newsletter and website delivering editorial content …
2008-08-05 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
281
Mirus Bio
Mirus Bio Corporation, a life science company, discovers, develops, and commerci…
2008-07-22 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
282
SemEquip
SemEquip engages in the research, development, and manufacturing of implant mate…
2008-07-08 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
283
buy.at
Buyat is an affiliate marketing network.
2008-02-01 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
284
Era
Era Systems Corporation, a wholly owned SRA subsidiary, equips military and civi…
2008-04-30 Acquisition $124.4M Deal →
285
Suffolk Life
Suffolk Life provides and administers specialist pension products, primarily sel…
2008-03-28 Acquisition $123.6M Deal →
286
F
Front Line Management
Front Line Management Companies provides talent management and representation se…
2008-10-23 Acquisition $123.0M Deal →
287
The Staubach Company
The Staubach Company is a real estate services firm specializing in tenant repre…
2008-07-11 Acquisition $123.0M Deal →
288
SwapDrive
SwapDrive offers an online storage solution allowing users to backup, store and …
2008-06-01 Acquisition $123.0M Deal →
289
Hostopia.com
Hostopia is a provider of web services that enables small and medium-sized busin…
2008-06-20 Acquisition $122.1M Deal →
290
Napster
Napster enables users to discover, listen, and share music files with others.
2008-09-14 Acquisition $121.0M Deal →
291
Pure Networks
Pure Networks provides equipment management, content and digital services to ind…
2008-07-22 Acquisition $120.0M Deal →
292
P
Plastro Irrigation Systems
Plastro Irrigation Systems Ltd., a maker of mostly plastic irrigation equipment …
2008-06-05 Acquisition $120.0M Deal →
293
Onaro
Onaro develops storage-management software that allows Storage Area Networks to …
2008-01-03 Acquisition $120.0M Deal →
294
SM&A
Government procurement management system
2008-12-29 Merge $119.6M Deal →
295
Premier Research
Premier Research is a biotech startup that helps biopharmaceutical and medical d…
2008-03-20 Acquisition $118.9M Deal →
296
Grupo de Bodegas Vinartis S.A.
Grupo de Bodegas Vinartis S.A. produces wines. It offers red, white, and rose wi…
2008-05-01 Acquisition $116.0M Deal →
297
D
Douglas E Barnhart Inc
Douglas E Barnhart Inc is a construction management and building company.
2008-01-01 Acquisition $116.0M Deal →
298
Bodybuilding.com
Bodybuilding.com is a fitness company that provides an online supplement store a…
2008-01-01 Acquisition $116.0M Deal →
299
Midas Capital
Midas Capital was founded by Josh Kopelman to manage his personal private equity…
2008-02-12 Acquisition $115.5M Deal →
300
N
Nektar - Therapeutics pulmonary business
Nektar pioneered the development of novel forms of delivering therapeutics to th…
2008-10-21 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →